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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Colleen Russo

Colleen Russo

  • Class:
    Junior
  • Highschool:
    Wilson
  • Hometown:
    Sinking Springs, Pa.
  • Major:
    Nursing

Summary

Biography

2019
Competed in four meets as a junior...Ran a season best time in the 6K at the Rowan Inter-regional Border Battle, clocking in at 28:43.8 (10/19)...Finished the 3M in 22:57.9 at the Main Line Invitational (9/20).

2018
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in four meets as a sophomore...Recorded her best 6K time at the Rowan Interregional Border Battle, crossing the finish line at 28:37.8 (10/23)...Ran the 6K in 29:59.1 at the Middle Atlantic Conference Championships (10/27).

2017
MAC Academic Honor Roll...Competed in seven meets for the Pride..Ran a personal best 6k time at the Inter-Regional Border Battle (10/14), clocking in at 26:28.3...Also went under 27 minutes at the Paul Short Run (9/29) with a time of 26:57.1.

High School
Ran a personal-best time of 21:14 in the 5k...Also ran a personal-best time of 5:54 in the one mile and 13:11 in the two mile...State qualifier 2014-2016...All-Division her senior year...Helped lead her team to becoming the District 3 AAA Champions and the Berks County Champions her junior year...Also named Berks County Champions and District 3 AAA runner-ups her senior year...Honor Roll student and Magna Cum Laude all four years...Member of the Key Club and National Honor Society.

Personal
Daughter of Susan Golde and Michael Russo...Enjoys hanging out with friends...Mentioned Emma Coburn as her favorite athlete...Aspires to become a Nurse.

Why I Chose Widener?
"I chose Widener because they have a very prestigious nursing program. Also, I liked the small class sizes and it was the perfect distance away from my hometown.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017First Year

    5'5"
  • 2018Sophomore

    5'5"
  • 2019Junior